Ace Football previews the Championship round 13 match between Watford and Middlesbrough and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Watford welcome Middlesbrough on Saturday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 13 match.
Watford are number 14 in the table on 15 points after 12 matches. Middlesbrough rank as number 2 with 25 points after 12 matches played.
Form: Watford vs Middlesbrough
Watford Form
Watford are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Sheffield United by a 1-0 score, before winning 2-1 against West Bromwich. They were back on the losing side in a 3-1 defeat against Coventry. Watford claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Vicarage Road Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded seven and scored ten goals.
Middlesbrough Form
Middlesbrough recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 2-1 and 0-1 against Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively. Last time out, Wrexham ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Middlesbrough won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine while also conceding five times.
Betting stats and facts for Watford and Middlesbrough
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 31 of the last 33 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 30 of the last 32 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Watford have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Watford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Middlesbrough away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
Watford claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Middlesbrough won three of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost two of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Watford scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Middlesbrough got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Middlesbrough will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Watford managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Watford have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Middlesbrough.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Middlesbrough, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches.
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